Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- wistful
- melancholic
- date night
- quiet evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an easygoing, humanistic showcase for Bill Murray's charm, while considering it lighter and less substantial than Sofia Coppola's strongest work.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Felix joins Laura in monitoring Dean, turning Laura's marital doubts into an indirect exploration of their relationship.
Laura and Felix move through Manhattan lunches, nightlife, luxury cars, and elite social spaces while struggling with boredom and insecurity.
Felix's martini-fuelled lunches, flirtation, and high-speed Manhattan pursuit give the marital mystery a loose caper rhythm.
Laura's doubts about Dean's possible infidelity drive her amateur investigation without offering straightforward certainty.
Films like On the Rocks, and why
Lost in Translation
shares a witty, melancholic examination of marriage, emotional distance, and affluent urban ennui through an intimate character-driven comedy-drama
Enough Said
shares sophisticated relationship comedy, female interiority, marital uncertainty, and a polished contemporary setting
The Big Chill
shares a boozy, conversational New York comedy-drama about romantic suspicion, family dynamics, and middle-aged male charm
Movie Details
- Director
- Sofia Coppola
- Release Date
- 2020-10-02
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (824)
Cast
- Bill Murray
- Rashida Jones
- Marlon Wayans
- Jessica Henwick
- Jenny Slate
- Liyanna Muscat
- Alexandra Mary Reimer
- Anna Chanel Reimer
- Barbara Bain
- Juliana Canfield
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is On the Rocks about?
- A blocked novelist recruits her glamorous playboy father to investigate a suspected affair, turning marital anxiety into a bittersweet Manhattan father-daughter caper.
- What is On the Rocks like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of On the Rocks as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is On the Rocks violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in On the Rocks as mild.
- What did critics think of On the Rocks?
- Critics broadly found the film an easygoing, humanistic showcase for Bill Murray's charm, while considering it lighter and less substantial than Sofia Coppola's strongest work.
- Which films are like On the Rocks?
- Films with a similar feel include Lost in Translation, Enough Said, and The Big Chill.
- How long is On the Rocks?
- On the Rocks runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch On the Rocks?
- In United States, On the Rocks streams on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel.
